Openings · last 7 days
1,129
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 1,129 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233501
When Frank Russell reopens
Frank Russell's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
1,197
Openings · last 90 days
1,207
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dTuesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 1,010 of 1,207 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Tuesday (83.7%), with Wednesday (112) and Friday (29) next in line.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 04:00 and 15:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 1,088 of 1,207 detected openings (90.1%). The remaining 9.9% occurred outside those hours. Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Central Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 29 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 20–38 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 026 | 41 | 3.4% |
| 018 | 38 | 3.1% |
| 027 | 37 | 3.1% |
| 014 | 37 | 3.1% |
| 021 | 37 | 3.1% |
Site 026 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 41. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Nov 30, 2026 · of 72 monitored sites
Of the 5,328 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Nov 30, 2026): 2,881 open for online reservation · 1,178 reserved · 693 closed · 576 unavailable (cause unspecified).
Where the open windows are
45.9% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 2,881 of 5,328 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Nov 30, 2026Not open online45.9%
Open site-nights2,881 / 5,328
Reserved (of online inventory)1,178 / 4,059
Weekday openings1,748
Weekend openings1,133
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 1,748 fall on weekdays and 1,133 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Nov 2026October holds the most room. 1,575 of 2,232 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 72 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| #061 | 60 |
| #063 | 60 |
| #066 | 60 |
| #067 | 60 |
| #062 | 58 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
2,881 open site-nights across 72 sites at Frank Russell, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 246 2-night, 217 3-night, 98 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 009.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 88 ft. 72 sites take 25 ft, 72 sites take 35 ft, 72 sites take 40 ft.
Showing 60 of 72 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #061 | 66 ft | Yes | 60 | 25 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +48 more |
| #063 | 74 ft | Yes | 60 | 25 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +48 more |
| #066 | 72 ft | Yes | 60 | 25 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +48 more |
| #067 | 70 ft | Yes | 60 | 25 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +48 more |
| #062 | 70 ft | Yes | 58 | 25 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +46 more |
| #065 | 61 ft | Yes | 56 | 25 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +44 more |
| #064 | 72 ft | Yes | 55 | 19 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +43 more |
| 047A | 51 ft | Yes | 51 | 29 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +39 more |
| 038 | 70 ft | Yes | 47 | 29 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +35 more |
| 059 | 61 ft | Yes | 47 | 29 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +35 more |
| 009 | 77 ft | Yes | 45 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +33 more |
| 010 | 73 ft | Yes | 45 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +33 more |
| 011 | 56 ft | Yes | 45 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +33 more |
| 012 | 68 ft | Yes | 45 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +33 more |
| 013 | 61 ft | Yes | 45 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +33 more |
| 014 | 69 ft | Yes | 45 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +33 more |
| 016 | 68 ft | Yes | 45 | 45 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +33 more |
| 046B | 56 ft | Yes | 45 | 22 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +33 more |
| 046A | 59 ft | Yes | 44 | 28 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +32 more |
| 008 | 61 ft | Yes | 43 | 36 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +31 more |
| 015 | 52 ft | Yes | 43 | 36 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +31 more |
| 039 | 74 ft | Yes | 42 | 21 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +30 more |
| 003 | 78 ft | Yes | 41 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
| 019A | 69 ft | Yes | 41 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
| 019B | 61 ft | Yes | 41 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
| 024 | 69 ft | Yes | 41 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
| 025 | 54 ft | Yes | 41 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
| 027 | 73 ft | Yes | 41 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
| 028 | 53 ft | Yes | 41 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
| 049 | 64 ft | Yes | 41 | 29 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 14, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +29 more |
| 054 | 70 ft | Yes | 41 | 11 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11 +29 more |
| 005 | 72 ft | Yes | 40 | 37 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +28 more |
| 006 | 62 ft | Yes | 40 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +28 more |
| 007 | 56 ft | Yes | 40 | 37 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +28 more |
| 017 | 69 ft | Yes | 40 | 36 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +28 more |
| 020A | 51 ft | Yes | 40 | 36 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +28 more |
| 020B | 66 ft | Yes | 40 | 24 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +28 more |
| 026 | 73 ft | Yes | 40 | 37 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +28 more |
| 029 | 75 ft | Yes | 40 | 35 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +28 more |
| 034 | 68 ft | Yes | 40 | 23 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18 +28 more |
| 037 | 75 ft | Yes | 40 | 21 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 19 +28 more |
| 052 | 66 ft | Yes | 40 | 29 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 25 +28 more |
| 057 | 55 ft | Yes | 40 | 19 nights | Sep 21, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +28 more |
| 001 | 64 ft | Yes | 39 | 27 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +27 more |
| 004 | 72 ft | Yes | 39 | 36 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +27 more |
| 042 | 55 ft | Yes | 39 | 15 nights | Sep 20, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 19 +27 more |
| 043 | 58 ft | Yes | 39 | 15 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 19 +27 more |
| 044 | 76 ft | Yes | 39 | 15 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +27 more |
| 051 | 66 ft | Yes | 39 | 29 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 7, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26 +27 more |
| 018 | 72 ft | Yes | 38 | 28 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6 +26 more |
| 021 | 62 ft | Yes | 38 | 35 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +26 more |
| 056 | 60 ft | Yes | 38 | 19 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +26 more |
| 002 | 72 ft | Yes | 37 | 23 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +25 more |
| 022 | 63 ft | Yes | 37 | 36 nights | Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +25 more |
| 023 | 69 ft | Yes | 37 | 35 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +25 more |
| 035 | 66 ft | Yes | 37 | 18 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 7, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +25 more |
| 060 | 62 ft | Yes | 37 | 28 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +25 more |
| 053 | 65 ft | Yes | 36 | 29 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29 +24 more |
| 033 | 54 ft | Yes | 35 | 22 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 +23 more |
| 050B | 64 ft | Yes | 35 | 18 nights | Sep 19, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27 +23 more |
About Frank Russell
Overview
Frank Russell Campground offers spacious campsites and convenient access to a variety of recreation opportunities. Visitors can enjoy playgrounds, a designated fishing pond, scenic shoreline trails, a bike trail, and a multipurpose equestrian trail with a designated equestrian camping area and horse corral. The Archery Park features a static range, an elevated 3D target course, and a fitness trail with integrated archery shooting lanes. For boating and swimming, Spalding Recreation Area, featuring a boat ramp and swimming beach, is located just 4 miles north on Highway J.
Recreation
Frank Russell Campground offers spacious campsites and convenient access to a variety of recreation opportunities. Visitors can enjoy playgrounds, a designated fishing pond, scenic shoreline trails, a bike trail, and a multipurpose equestrian trail with a designated equestrian camping area and horse corral. The Archery Park features a static range, an elevated 3D target course, and a fitness trail with integrated archery shooting lanes. For boating and swimming, Spalding Recreation Area, featuring a boat ramp and swimming beach, is located just 4 miles north on Highway J.
Facilities
Adjacent to the campground, equestrian campers can make use of the shaded horse stalls. Campsites are equipped with electric hookups, paved parking, grills and picnic tables. Other amenities include showers, playgrounds and vault toilets.
Natural Features
Mark Twain Lake is sourced by the Salt River in northeast Missouri. The Clarence Cannon Dam sits on the eastern edge of the lake, providing flood control and hydroelectricity to the region.
Nearby Attractions
While here, many visitors tour the birthplace of world-famous humorist and author, Mark Twain, in Florida, Missouri.
The David C. Berti Shooting Range is below the dam and the M.W. Boudreaux Visitor Center is located on the south end of the Dam.
72 monitored sitesRVs up to 88 ft72 with hookups57 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 8
Getting there
From Hannibal - Hwy 36 west 17 miles to Hwy J, south 9 miles. From Monroe City - Hwy 36 east 3 miles to Hwy J, south 9 miles. From Paris - Hwy 154 east 20 miles to Hwy J (Perry), north 10 miles. From Perry - Hwy J north 10 miles.
20642 Highway J, Monroe City, MO 63456-9359573-735-4097
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Frank Russell?
Reservations for Frank Russell are made through Recreation.gov. 2,881 of 5,328 tracked site-nights are currently open (54.1%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 1,207 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 14:17 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Frank Russell?
Campsite Sniper detected 1,129 site-date openings at Frank Russell in the last 7 days, 1,197 over 30 days and 1,207 over the last 90.
Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Frank Russell?
Tuesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 1,010 of 1,207 (83.7%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Frank Russell?
217 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 009. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Frank Russell fit a 35-foot RV?
72 of the 72 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 88 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Frank Russell?
October 2026, with 1,575 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 2,232.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Frank Russell?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 29 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 20-38 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Frank Russell?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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